Tasers fired more than 20 times in six months in mental health units
Tasers were fired 22 times in mental health hospitals, wards and clinics during a six month period, new figures have shown. From April 1 2017 to September 30 2017, the
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Government in dark over how DBS background check information is used, report says
The Government is in the dark over how many people have been stopped from working with children or vulnerable adults as a result of disclosures made in background checks, a
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‘Life-changing’ breast cancer drug can be routinely used in NHS, says NICE
A “life-changing” drug for breast cancer patients has been given the final go-ahead for routine NHS use in England. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) issued its
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Health concerns see intimate piercing on under-18s banned in Wales
Wales has become the first country in the UK to introduce a nationwide ban on the intimate piercing of under-18s. The law, which comes into force on Thursday, makes it
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Woman in collapsed trial tells of ‘very difficult’ moment giving birth in custody
A mother whose trial collapsed due to “repeated failures” has spoken of the “very difficult” moment she had to give birth in custody. Petruta-Cristina Bosoanca was one of three people
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Minister brands benefit suicide claims ‘appalling and unsubstantiated’
A Government minister has described claims from an SNP MP that people have “taken their own lives as a result of Government’s benefit policies” as “appalling and unsubstantiated”. Work and
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Serious shortage of secure accomodation sees troubled boy from Kent placed in Scotland
A troubled boy has been placed in secure accommodation hundreds of miles from home because of a shortage of specialist units for children, a family court judge has said. Judge
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Abuse survivors’ group accuse religious order of showing ‘sceptical attitude’ to inquiry
A survivors’ group has hit out at “unconvincing” apologies from a religious order that ran a controversial care home where children were allegedly abused. John Scott QC, representing In Care
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Jury criticise ‘appalling systematic failures’ as prison officer cleared over suicide death
Jurors have criticised “appalling systematic failures” at a prison as they cleared an officer over the death of a suicidal inmate. Joseph Travers, 55, was accused of breaching his duty
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Scottish Parliament becomes first in UK to have statutory gender target for public bodies
MSPs have passed a law to ensure women make up at least half the board members for all public authorities. The Scottish Parliament voted by 88 to 28 in favour
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